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American drag performer, and baker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shuga Cain is the stage name of Jesus Martinez Jr. (born November 20, 1977), an American drag queen and baker who came to international attention on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Shuga Cain | |
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Born | Jesus Martinez Jr. November 20, 1977 Oakland, California, U.S |
Education | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (BM) DePaul University (MM) |
Occupations | |
Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) |
Website | shugssweetshop |
Martinez was born in Oakland, California and as a child moved to Northern California, where he grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood. His father was Salvadoran, and his mother was Apache with Spanish ancestry.[1] He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and a Master of Music degree from DePaul University, both in applied voice.[2]
In 2011, Martinez starred in a production of Xanadu, portraying Sonny Malone.[3]
Martinez started drag full time in 2017, quitting a corporate job with the Scholastic Corporation to pursue it.[4] In March 2018, Shuga Cain was a part of Max Emerson's Drag Babies series, hosted by Bob the Drag Queen. She was a Drag Mentor, alongside Peppermint and Chi Chi DeVayne.[5]
Shuga Cain was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on season eleven of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019.[6] In episode 3, she was a part of the historic six-way lip-sync (the first time in the show history in which more than two contestants had to lip-sync to avoid elimination), which she survived.[7] Shuga Cain lipsynced once again in episode 5, where she sent home Ariel Versace to Whitney Houston's "I'm Your Baby Tonight".[8] Despite never winning a challenge, Shuga Cain placed in the top during the season's Snatch Game challenge, where she portrayed Charo.[9] She was eliminated in the 10th episode after lip-syncing to "No More Drama" (2001) by Mary J. Blige against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo. Shuga Cain finished the competition in 7th place.[10] During her time on the show, she released Shuga in the Raw, where she recapped every episode of season 11.[11]
From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by Asia O'Hara.[12] The show kicked off in Los Angeles on May 26 during the RuPaul's DragCon LA wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of RuPaul's DragCon NYC.[12]
Shuga Cain was announced to host Gimme Some Shuga, a six episode mini-series on WOWPresents Plus. The series focuses on Cain and ace baker Justin Salinas creating cakes inspired by RuPaul's Drag Race legends.[13] She was announced as part of the cast for A Drag Queen Christmas, a Christmas-theme drag show presented by M&P, hosted by Nina West. Other queens in the lineup include Shea Coulee, Willam, Latrice Royale, Thorgy Thor, Manila Luzon, and Lady Bunny.[14]
Martinez is currently engaged to Tim Carswell.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant (7th Place) |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race | ||
Tales of the City | Drag queen | Extra |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Drag Babies | Herself | Drag Mentor | [15] |
2019 | Queen to Queen | With Scarlet Envy and Kahanna Montrese | [16] | |
Da Fuq | Guest, hosted by Honey Davenport | [17] | ||
I've Never Had a ... | Guest | [18] | ||
Countdown to the Crown | Season 11 | [19] | ||
Whatcha Packin’ | Guest | [20] | ||
Cosmo Queens | Cosmopolitan Series | [21] | ||
Charo's Pink Room | With Charo | [22] | ||
Shuga in the Raw | Host | [23] | ||
Take a Look Back | Series by Yuhua Hamasaki | [24] | ||
Gimme Some Shuga | Host | [25] | ||
Bootleg Opinions | Guest, hosted by Yuhua Hamasaki | [26] | ||
2020 | Out of the Closet | Guest | [27] |
Year | Title | Ref(s) |
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2020 | "Sweet Love" | [28] |
Year | Title |
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2020 | "Sweet Love" |
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Xanadu | Sonny Malone | New Conservatory Theatre Center | Credited as Jesus Martinez |
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